Wall-bed.



' P. BARNUM.

WALL BED. A'PPLIOATION IILED'OOT. 14, 1913.

Patented May 26, 1914.

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P. BARNUM.

WALL BED.

APPLICATION FILED 001:14. 1913.

1 ,097,903, y Patented May 26, 1914.

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To all whom fittizia@v concern: f Be it known that I, PAUL zen of the' United city and county of San wannsmi.

Specication of Letters Pat-ent. Application tiled October 14, `1913. Serial No. 795,077.

Bannon, a citi- States, residing in the `Francisco and'State of Californiauhave invented new and useful Improvements in Wall-B following is a specification.

This invention rel particularly to a -Wall bed ii'icombination with a hollow revoluble door.

An object of the design a wall bed in present which there is provided a hollow revoluble door structure 'with guide-ways havi a bed structure, as to revolve about engaged and stoppe tions by the usu of the jambs of the A further object ngc providev a bed Vstructure comprising l a' fr movable from a verticalposition or vice versa, sai ing approximately of-equal length to,` the. and. to so connect said ays ofthe door that,

zontal position,

height of the door,

Vframe `to the guidew the frame when adjust extend above thehei A 4further obiect provide 4coiinterbala which` the head end connected; means being provided'fory maintaining the travelinghingeplate, or plates,

guides or door, said means automatically opera otal relation to the ing the movement o f sition to' another said hinge plates.,

A further obiect provide .a vertical axis and be d .in either of its pos'ial door` stop o r bead onone.

ed upright will not ght of the door.. of the {invention isl to ncine; means connected guide of the ation to the the latterjromone podevice will control the of. the invention ih sto in combination with f a relatively i stationary support at 4the head of the bed, and a bed frame vertically and horizontally ing carriage pivoted-upon foot. of the bed frame so nf'fiiiv present invention is article 'of manufacture comp adjustable with relation thereto,

means for transmitting to said support the weight of the bed -frame, and an automatically operatmoi'es to horizontal posi will come into operation to support the outer and .adjacent the end .of the bed; and an important object eds, Aofwhich the' ates to wa-ll beds, and' invention is' to' perative relation with saiddoor being so pivoted ven'tion is ,tof

to a hinge plate which has cooperative engagement with the ways, and 4upon,

bed? is hingedly that as the` la tter tion said carriage to. provide. an rising a sub-v stantial, fra-me structure to which lmay be readily attached and detached door-forming V'panelssaid frame structure being provided with guideways and ,having pivot bearings for supporting a folding bed frame, said bei' centirallvA located between its vertical edges andoii`set as to the center line of the thickness vofthe door, so that when the doorforming panels are mounted upon the door -framc, -the revoliible doorstruoture will be tions-when'` turned about the pivot by a single stop bead on a jamb at one. side of 'the doorway.

tion will be made manifest in the following specification.' The inventionconsists of `the parts and -the l. construction and combii ation of parts as lhereinafter more fullyg described and 'Chime ing drawings, in which,'-

`Figure' 1 Vis a side elevatio structurel i broken away, 4showing the hollow ldoor in each view. .`l `ig. 2 is a top plan view of the b'edstru'cture folded into vertical position, and showing the' door structure partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the reinforced bed .end member. Fig. 4=` isa n of the bed the suspension pin and the hinge plate or' traveler. VFig. 5 is a side elevation of the ldevice with the bed tical position and showingthe hollow door and door' frame partly i`n section. Fig. 6 is' afrontyiewof the bed structure, partly broken', away to show the door which is partly broken away. In -thev illustrated mount-ing of lmy bed structure, a portion of a wall 2 is shown in .which there is provided a doorway 3, at one side of which is a jamb 4 with the usual stop-bead or stop 5; inthe other side of the doorway there being a janib G past which one edge-of the door structure 7 will swing' freely without counter-engagement, the only stop'acting to limit. the motion of the door from one side to the other about its pivot 8 being the ordinaiy"1'iinib stop Y i. O ne'of the featuresl or objects of" my iuvention is a door structure consisting o a central rectangular frame. 9, with vertical stilesaud transverse end members l0 and l1 at. the top and bottom, respectively; there stopped' by engagement in either of its posid, hailing reference to he accompany-f nhorizontal position, and partly frame' adjusted in .ve'rf' Patented May 2o, 1914.1

door frame' having a vertical pivotal mem- Other" objects and purposes of this invendetail vie'w showing the connection between il A 1,097,903

being readily and removably lattachable` to one side of the door frame 9 a door pancl 12 of substantially equal width to the doorway 3, and to vtheopposite side of the door frame or skeleton 9 another panel 13 which 0.1. provide the skeleton or body frame 9, ".g-yvhich may be manufactured as a stock arti- 'fcle and element of V 'my bed -structure and Asupplied to`contractors andbuilders, who

may provide the panels 12 and 13` finished gin-harmony witlnthe"l interior finish` of the way 3, as a means for limitingand posi.v 2K0 tioning' the door structure, I havexshown' `ling securely mounted Ai'n tlie body. frame 9 building. p Invorder to utilize a' single stop,as the usual jamb bead 5, at one side of thedoorthe vertical pivot rod as loeated to one side laterally of the panel 12 and approximately .in -the central vertical plane of theV stop` ivot 8 passing vertically' through the hollow door structure and bethereof, and having bearings 14; 'at thetop of the doorway, and 15 in the floor, and

i when thedoor structure istuiyned from a osition Ain- Fig. 2, where the panel 12'isbeshift it`sposition tothe opposite side oi-- in front of the stop 5, which. will'be engaf d;

-'by the front edge of the door panel 1 2- l jacent a. knob latch 16, which is designed lo atchwith a keeper` 17 in the door jaiuh "i when in juxtaposition therewith; this =latc`ii 16 serving to 'Steady ithe door while 'thefolding bed structure to be'heifeina'fter described is adjusted. Any suitable type of stock latch may be'employed at the location of the latch 16, and a further stock latch 18 may 4'5 be ,employed ifdesired at the jamb 4 for engagement with the adjacent edge of the door' panel 12. Rigidly secured to the skeleton frame 9 -of the door .are suitable rails '19,extending' vertically and forming guideways upon.

each of which travelsa roller 20, which is mounted upon a journal 21, which is rigidly secured to a flat plate forming a traveler or hinge 22, there being one plate 22 for eaelr of the guideways 19, the plate standing vertically and perpendicular to the door structilx and extending sufficiently iii front of the finished panel to .provide a connection- A .or pivot 23 ii on which is mounted the side rails of-.a bc frame 25.

The traveler hinge plates 22 project through a narrow slot or aperture 24 formed between one side of the door panel 13 land a moldino' strip 26 running parallell with. There are molding,` stripsg" vdthe Shop 5,-.into-a position in front. hereof by movement in the direction of the j. .arrows'a-J), Fig. 2, the door panel 12 \vill "ling:, 'ev plate or hanger the bed has moved through 4'an angle of 90, so that it stands.-

stantially concealing the chambers in Afront travel.

For the purpose of coiliitcrhalaneing the weight of the bed structure 2l. which is pivoted at i 23 -upon (he traveling hinge plates 22, each of 'the traveler journals' 2l, which may be tubular', is connected by a removable Cotter-pin 2.7.to a chain orothcr flexible element 28 which extends upwardly and`passes over sheaves29 mounted in the sheaves'l aiid thence ruiming downwardl)Y in thc chamber of the hollow door structure vandA connecting with 'a counter-balance weight 32, which is slidahly guided hewhich may be adjusted upon the lower weight 32, these =wei lits being. exposed .below the bottom ed ready adjustment or removal.

Referring to'Fig. 1 the bed frame 25 is shown as adjusted inliorizontal' position in front of the door structure l2, in which po- 'sitionthe vertically travelinfr hinge plates position onfthe guide rails 19 without relatirefangula'r change of position as to 'the perpendicular-to the door slructure l2, and :isthe bed frame is moved to a vert-ical position, tilting about the pivots 23-oii the hinge 2.2,to the-position shown in Fig. .5, wlien.it stands parallel with-.the door structure; meanwhile the Ahinge'fplates 22 are travelin g upwardly in' their fixed angular relation with .the doorfstrueture12.

Means for constantly maintaining the hinge plates 22 in their' fixed angular posithe following: The bed'fraine is provided at its side rails, intermediate their ends, with pivots -4, upon which are mounted the outer swinginr ends of carrier armsi, one for Aeach si e of the bed, these arms being provided with slotted'ends 36, mounted upon Afixed pivots 37, in V`the door frame 9; these 'pivots 37 preferably being located slightly sume when'v adjusted horizontally. A s before ,32,- which.' have' the function f 6f'-aiding .in .the fvertical adjustment".ofj'the bed iframe '25 l.which when;inbviiig1...pwardly lp ,ait supported' on `the arms,- 35, swingaboutjthe xed pivots 37, 'tliebd frame in the'guide journals in front of the rails ll)j upper.,cornersoi. the .skeleton frame 9, the chains 30 running inwardly toward guide jtweentlie members of the skeleton frame Si, there being.` suitable sectional weights "83.

door structure, but withrelatiou to which tion with relation to thedoor 12 comprise below the plane that the bed frame will.as`

of the guide rails 19 on' which rollers 20 of the panel 13 for or hangers 22 are drawn to t ieir lowerniost .plates 22, the bedA frame turns through anv arc-of'90 with relation to the hinge plates stated, the traveling 'li'inge-j'plates .22 y l are connected to thel cuiterbalaneef weight 'v outwardly. During the upward movement of the bed fra-me from the position in Fig'. 1, the hinge plates 22 are automatically sustained so that the pivots 23 remain in sub- .'stantially the saine horizontal plane with vthe rollers 20, being connected to the arms 35, adjacent their` pivots 34, by thrust links 3S, which are pivoted at 3i) upon the carrier arms and pivoted at 40 in the lower portions of the hinge 'plates In operation it will. be seen that as the bed 25 is moved upwardly, its outer end will swing downwardly about the pivots 34 in the ends of the arnis while these will swing upwardly through an are of approximately'. 90. the

25 for supporting and carrying the bedding, said bed frame being substantially of equal. length with the height-of the door. When the bed frame 25 is in its horizontal position,

the inner or that end adjacent. the door 12 is supported upon fixed legs 41, which may be provided with rollers 42, and the outer end 'of the bed is supported upon automatically' folding legs 43 which are. provided with feltcovered rollers 44 ofrelatively large diameter and considerable width, the upperends of the-legs being piizotedLat-45 upon a transverse' bar 46 of the bed frame.

For accomplishing the lef;` folding and iositioning of the rollers 44 beneath the ed 'frame 25 duringilts adjustment from 45 one position to another, I connect the legs 43 by operating links 47 to the arms by pivots 48 adjacent the pivots 34 on the bed frame In operation when the bed frame .25 i's moved from the vertical position. Fig. 5, to a horizontal position, Fig. 1, thedownward swingingl movement of the carrier arms 35 pulls the legs 43 downwardly from the4 positionshown in Fig. 5, so as to bring thejrollers 44 into bearing upon the door; wliere upon a part of the weight of the bed vframe is taken up by the rollers and removed fro i`5- k60, 'vind which has apertures 'TO-engageable the carrier arms 35 and the counterweight 3 It is for the purpose ofv protecting the* carpet from wear by the rollers 44 that the latter are. made of considerable diameter and width, and preferably covered with a soft.

' material; and to compensate for the di'erenes in level which the bed frame inav assume when adgusted horizontally I have provided tlie'slotted end 36 of the carrier arms 5' the slots providing sufficient play to allow the operating links 47 to draw the automatic leg frame 43 to the desired posi.- tion without binding.

A further feature of my invention is to provide head and foot frame membersv25, with reinforcements as the truss ,rod '25, which so stiilen the end members as to prevent their flexure or bowing under thetension of Athe bedv springs 50, the result of which would be tp cramp or bind the operating mechanism of the bed structure.

A further in'portant feature of'my pres-- ent. invention is to provide a movable -head frame 51, which is so connected to 'the bed frame 25 that it may be'thrown downward. and forward ovei'` the central portion of the bed frame, this connection comprising brace links 52 pivoted at their outer ends 4:'1t53 to the head'fi'ame 51 and at their ulcrum ends by pivots 54 to the bed frame 25, and also connectedI by radius links 55, which are pivoted at their fulcruin ends at 56, to the bed frame, and at their outer ends are connected by pivots 57 to the adjacent ends of the head frameA 51. SIreferably the fulcrlim ends of the links 55 are slotted, as at4 5S, for the purpose of allowing the head frame 51 to adjust itself parallel with the bed frame 25 under"- varying thicknesses of bedding upon the /springs 50. A movable foot frame .60 is also provided which is adapted to be drawn forward and over the bed'so that -its transverse end will come into juxtaposition ,fand parallel with the transverse bar of thehead frame 51 the foot frame G0 being connected by links 61, pivoted at their swinging ends at (52. to the foot frame, and at their fulorum ends to'1 pivots 63 on the bed frame. Other links 64are slidably con- Y.

neeted bypins-"G to/the leg portions -of the foot frames and pivoted at 66 to the extreme l ends of the bed frame 25,' the links 64 being slotted at 67 also for the purpose of allowing the foot frame 64 to maintain parallel positions with relation to the bed frame 25uiider varying thicknesses of bedding on the springs 50. The head frame 51 and the foot frame 60 liave the function when thrown forwardly 'over the central portion the springs 50, with their transverse bars .inparallel juxtaposition, of firmly holdipg the ,bedding upon the springs when the be p :is `nioved into vertical position, these frame ni'eiubers being late hed together by a hasp 68 turnable about a pivot (i9 on the footframe.

vwith a pin 71 on the head frame 51; the

I elaiinaiid desire- 'to `secure/ by Letters Patent,is: i

1. The eombi-iiationin `a.\if'al1,bed structure, with-a wall havingr a doorwabta bed eoiu n sine' a rertau'milar.skeleton front and rear' .ipaccd renmvahle panels ope ot' which is of Substantially eoual \vidth 'of itH dooijwu)v and the other o' less.width, 1neans Afor attacliingi-he hed to*tliestructure, and` inoldiiigf'strips extending paralleltothe vertical edgesf of ,the snialle'rpanel forming channels foi-.thelied eonnectionsi. j

5. A door structure for cai'ry'ng a wallbed comprising a rectangular slteletoin frohtand rear spaced removable ,panelSJ'uic-iif which is or substantially e qi.ial,\vidth of its' .doorway and the other. ofvless ,widtli, n icansfor attaching; the. lied to the strut-ture,'and a` central vertical pivot iiieinher mounted in' said skeleton t'oiadjustment; in head `and floor bearings and about, which the door in ay revolve.,

(3. A. doo hed coiupri.

1'. Structure. `l'oi' carrying a wall n1; a rectangular lteletou, trout'` and rear spared.removable panels' one of* which isrol substantially'equal width 'olli itS doorway and tl|e. otlier oi le= width, rneanS for attaching" the. bed tojthe structure, and central vertical lpivot inemher li'i'i'ounte'd in said skeleton foiadjustieutn head and Hoor hearings and ahout which the door may revolve. said. pivot being toone s de of the renter lineof the thickness of the doorso'tlmt the .wide panel 'will engage opposite Sides'of :i central stop on'a jaiiih of the doorway.

7. .ln combination with a wall having a dorivay with janihs at its` Sides, one of which has a beadv stop, a door structure mounted to revolve in the doorway fifoiua position on one side ot' said head to a parallel position on' the other in which it is stopped by the bead,

saiddoor having a vertical shaft reecent'lc to the center ci thieltnese of the door, vertiralA gpides ou one side of the door, travelers running'iii the guides, pivots in said guides,

4 and a bed structure comici-ted tos-aid travel- 's andsaid latter pivot;

li a wall having o;-

j'ainbs at its sides one ofwhich" has a bead stop, a door structure mounted to revolve in the doorway from a osition on onev side offsaid bead to a pral l position .ou the other inwhich it is stopped by the head, vSaid door having a vertical shaft eccentric to the conter of the thickness of the door, vertical guides in one side of the door, vtravelers running in the guides, pivots in said guides, a bed structure connected t0 said travelers vand said latter pivots, and a vcountcrhalance concealed in the door and attached to the travelers,

t). In a hel structure, a support with paeed ,fluides on one side, travelers operating: in the ,guides and projecting therefrom, a hed `t`ra|ue pivoted upon the travelers at one end. :uid vari-ier arms pivoted upon the :aid upport and connected at their Swingiu r ends to said hed. i

lo. .ln a hed strut-ture,a a support with ffparel tifoidea` onvone side, travelers withl rollers operating in the guides and projectin lf therefrom'. a lied traine pivoted upon the Iti'aselers at one end. and rai-Vier arins pivoted upon the aid support and connected at their nuingiun' eud lo said hed.

1I.`lii`a hed atrurture. n support will. 'sfpaeed guides en one side. travelers with rollers; opi-rating,r iu the guidea` and projecting therel'roiu. a hed frame 'pivot'ed upon the travelers a'tone end, carrier :mus pivoted upon the said uppnrt and connected at. their ni'viuggintfeiuls. to said hed. and automatic nuvola loi'` maintaining the angular relation o l' the travelers to the door during relative inownu-nt of tlielied.

l ."l`he 'onihination with a door, Iol' a hedfiraiue of substantially equal length as tlufdoor` and meanseoniln-is'iui." hanger 'plates projecting from one side of the door "for, n'ioviug.y the adjacent end of the hed to and 'from the top of the door and holdingr lthe elevated traine inl close proximity to the door.' v

1i-S. The combination with a door having lvert-ical guidcgot a hed frame of nearly equal. length as' the door, inovahlc to and from''vertical and horizontal positions, and' tra velero movable" in said guides and having?, 'pivots in front of the plane of the door upon4 which the hed is hung. and whereby the full length oi the llied is rendered usable when down. y

llt;

14. The 'combination vin 'a wall bed,`of 'a supporting structure with vertical guides, traveling platesroiuiing' on said guides and having bearings in front of sind structure, a

hed pivoted at' ono end in said bearings, and 'carrying arms pivoted -upon sind structure and conueeted at their swinging' ends to the bed interuiediate its ends. said ai'nis drawing ,the hed toward said structure 'when' `inovixig up, while the bed suspended upon the ,trayelersfacts to force the upright arios baelitoward hid structure.

15. The combination in aA Wall bed, of a` i supporting structure with vertical guides,

bed .pivoted at one end in. said bearings,l

-carrying arms pivoted upon said structure .I and connected at their swinging ends to thel ifs connected to said travelers.

bed intermediate its ends,said arms drawing the bed tojvar'd said structure when moving up, while the bedsuspended upon the travelers acts to force the upright armsback toward-said structure, and a counterbaxlance 16.' In a bed structure, a support, afbedframe, means connecting said support and the adjacent end of the bed for moving the same upwardly with bedding outward, carrier arms connected to said support and to the frame intermediate its ends, and legs pivotally connected to the fra-me and movable by said arms from aforwardly folded inoperative position parallel to the bed frame and independent of the Hoor to a position perpendicular to the frame when the latter is horizontal for supporting the outer end of the frame.

17. In a bed structure, a support, a bed frame foldably related to said structure to move verticallvY atits head end, travelers guided along the support and to which the bed frame -i's pvoted in frontof said structure, counter\\'eights for facilitating the movement of the bed, radius carrier arms connected to said structure and to the frame y and upon which the weight of the latter is imposed when vert-ical, and legs attached to the frame for supporting the foot end thereof when horizontal.

18. In a b ed structure, a support, a bed trame foldably related to said structure to move vertically-1 at its head end, travelers guided along the support and to which the hed frame is pivoted in front of said structure, counterweights for facilitating the movement of the bed, radius carrier arms. connected to said structure and to the frame and upon which the weight of thc latter is imposed when vertical, and legsgattached to :the frame for supporting the footend thereof when horizontal, said legs automatically.

4.su-'inging toward the outer end of the frame during movement to vertical position.

t 19. In a bcd structure, a support, a lied frame 'fcldably related to said struct-ure 'to move verticallvat its head end, travelers guided along the support and to which the bed frame is pivoted in front of said structur, counter-weights for facilitating the movement.- of the bed, radius carrier arms G0 ,ccnnectfed to said structure and to the frame,

and upon which the weight of thclatter is imposed when vertical, and legs attached to clear the Hoor when the bed is vertical.-

20. In a bed structure, al support, a bed,l

means connecting the bed to said support for moving its head in a vertical plane,'radius arms pivoted to the frame attheir'outerends and 'having slots engaging pivots on said support, and folding legs pivoted 'to the frame for supporting the same in horizontal position, the slots in the arms allowing the legs 'to become perpendicular to the frame irrespective of varying thickness of floor covering.

21. In bedstructure, a support, a bed,

foldable' against the foot end of the bed to means 'connecting the bed to said support for moving its head in a vertical plane, radius arms pivoted to the -frame at theirI outer ends and having slotsrengaging pivots on said support, and folding legs pivot'ed to the frame for supporting the same in .horizontal position, the slots in thearms allowing the legs to become perpendicular to the frame irrespective ofl varying thickness of floor covering, said legs being provided with soft-surface rollersto prevent marking of the floor covering..

22. The combination with a door having an eccentric pivot about which it is revoluble, of a bed-frame of substantially equal width as the door, and means comprising hangers on one side of the door for moving the adjacent end of the bed to and from the top of the door.

23. The combination in a wall bed structure, with a wall ha'v'in la doorway, of a llollow door, a vertica shaft extending through and about which the door turns, and a bed-frame adjustable thereon.

24. In a folding bed, a support, a bed frame, hangers movable along the support to which one end of the frame is connected for controlling the same, carrier arms connected to the frame intermediate the ends, counterbalancing means connected to said hangers, and supporting means operated by said arms for taking a part-of the load from the arms and counter-balancing means when the frame assumes a horizontal position.

25. In a folding bed, apsupportabed frame, hangers movable along the support to which `one end of the frame is connected forI controlling the same, carrier arms connected to the frame intermediate .the ends, 'coupterbalancing means connected to said hangers, supporting means operated by said arms for taking a part ofthe load from the arms and counter-balancing' means when the frame assumes a horizontal position, and

rests fixed to the support for. bearing the adjacent end of the frame.

261 In a lf olding bed, a support, a bed frame, hangers movable .along the support to which one end ofthe frame is connected y i the frame for supportingthe ,foot end there,-

, of when horizontal and .being automatically` for controlling the same, carrier arms con- -nected to the frame intermediate the ends,

counterbalaning means icunneeted to said hangers, su porting means operated by sald. arms for ta ing a part ofthe load-from'the arms and counter-balancing means when the frame assumes 'afhorizontal position, rests fixed to the support for bearing the adjacent end of the frame, and a foldable foot frame `adjustable'perpendicularly to the frame for relieving said supporting means of the load. 27. In a folding bed, a bed with head land foot frames which` are adjustable parallel and perpendicular'to the frame, and lpairs of brace links. and of radius links which "c'onnect the 'frames tothe bed, said radius links: havi'ig slotted ends enfforaginv' respective pins, whereby the frames will thecome parallel to the bed irrespective of variations, between predetermined limits, in thickness'of bedding over which rie frames are adjust-f able.-

28. In a folding bed,a bed-with head and foot( frames which are adjustable parallel and perpendicular to the frame, pairs of brace links and of'radius links which con`N asl neet the frames to the bedsaid radins links having slotted ends engaging respectivepins,

whereby the frames will become parallel to the bed irres ectiveof variations, between f.. '30

predetermine limits, ingthioknessA of bed-A ding oijer wh'ich the frames are adjustable,

and n perforated hasp pivoted upon one of said frames and engageable with a comple-f mentary part on the other for looking,r the frames over bedding on the bed. A

In. testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my'hand in the presence of two subscribing 

